Cocktails

Amsterdam’s cocktail scene found its second wind in the 2010s and has not slowed down. This archive collects the venues taking the craft seriously: speakeasies like Door 74 on Reguliersdwarsstraat (the city’s pioneering reservation-only bar), Tales & Spirits on Lijnbaanssteeg, Pulitzer’s Bar overlooking Prinsengracht, the Negroni-leaning Dutch Courage, the contemporary Bar Basquiat in De Pijp, and Rosalia’s Menagerie in the Pulitzer hotel. Some lean classic, some lean experimental with house-made shrubs and infusions, and many integrate Dutch genever — the original ancestor of gin, still distilled within the city — into modern menus. Each listing notes reservation policy and signature drinks.